The Virginia Chamber Orchestra Performs Musical Gems From France

Harpist Susan Robinson and guest conductor David Grandis join musical director Emil de Cou and the Virginia Chamber Orchestra for a season-opening concert chock full of French favorites. The principal harpist for the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, Robinson solos on Debussy's Danses Sacrée et Profane. Also on this Francophilic program are a variety of works by well-known composers like Ravel, Fauré and Saint-Saëns, along with those by Pierné, Ropartz and 20th-century Polish-French great Alexandre Tansman. Opening and closing the concert are suites from Bizet's L'Arlésienne and Carmen. Attend a post-performance reception and see works by local Alexandria artist Jim Steele as well.